How Gut Health Affects Health

So you’ve been thinking hard about your maximum heart rateyour muscular endurance, and your Macro. But one thing you may not have given much thought to is your microbiome—specifically, how it helps or hinders your athletic performance.

Simply put, your microbiome It’s a combination of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses that live in your body. The microbiome—the mix of flora lining the colon, intestines, and stomach—may be responsible for more than just digestion.

Although more research is needed, Research has shown potential Promising links between your bodies gut health and how you expect it to perform.

“When your gut is healthy, you have more energy, your hormones function better, and your body is able to absorb the nutrients you eat,” says Laura Londonboard certified health counselors (AADP) and fitness experts. “This, in turn, can give you more energy, stamina, stamina and focus.”

How does the microbiome affect health?

Here are some ways to take care of your gut to help you enjoy your time at the bar, track, or gym.

1. Metabolic function

Gut microbes aid absorption essential nutrients What your body needs to function properly. When you exercise, the increased metabolic activity places more demands on your body, which means it requires more energy (from nutrients) to meet that demand.

A healthy gut with the right balance of microbes may help your body Metabolize and absorb nutrients more efficiently and lead to better performance.

2. Get enough sleep

Most exercisers know good evening Can greatly affect performance. Smart athletes know that gut health is the first line of defense against these energy thieves: Insomnia and poor sleep quality.

While these two factors are important enough to have a huge impact on most active people, researchers are still hard at work looking for connections to other systems and functions. Bottom line: If performance is important to you, you can’t ignore your gut health.

How to improve gut health?

So how do you get a healthy gut? It might be helpful to start with what you have to do No Want – An imbalance in the gut flora, such as an overgrowth of fungi or “bad” bacteria. These imbalances are associated with poor digestion and absorption of nutrients, reduced immune function, and reduced digestive capacity. recovery after exercisereduced overall energy, and even joint and bone pain.

diet moderate to high sugar and processed food and low mineral content, healthy fats Relating to abnormal courage. Overdosing on antibiotics doesn’t help either – they tend to eliminate both “good” and bad bacteria, leaving your gut and colon vulnerable to an imbalance of the wrong “bugs.”

1. Exercise

Yes, a healthier gut leads to better athletic performance, but the opposite is also true. Research shows People who exercise may exhibit healthier microbiomes, Even those who had no previous exercise habits.

The thing is: exercise must be regular and continuous. Once participants stopped exercising, their gut health returned to its previous (less healthy) state.

2. Consider supplementing

Probioticsprebiotics, and digestive enzymes help by promoting the growth of good bacteria in your gut (the role of prebiotics), by actually placing them there (the role of probiotics), or by helping your body break down food to produce more food. Improve your gut health.

3. Adjust your diet

Reduce processed, high-sugar foods while Increase fiber intake and add fermented food (such as kimchi, sauerkraut, and yogurt) have been shown to improve the microbiome and create an environment where healthy microorganisms can thrive.

If it’s difficult to control digestion or performance with modest nutritional changes, you may want to consider a more restrictive diet, such as the Gut and Psychological Syndrome (GAPS) diet. The GAPS diet is based on the understanding that your gut may impact your physical and mental health. Consult and work with a qualified professional (gastroenterologist, nutritionist) who specializes in the GAPS diet.

No matter your fitness level, one thing is for sure: It’s always better to end a workout feeling calm and energized than feeling cramped and exhausted. The next time you think about what to do Breaking through the plateau period Or get back out there again and think about your gut health. Your colon and intestines will thank you and reward you.

4 week gut protocol

If you want to experience the benefits of a healthier microbiome, 4 week gut protocol is a comprehensive program that uses a three-pronged approach to help promote gut health:

• Nutrition: Over the course of four weeks, BODi Super Trainer Autumn Calabrese will help isolate the seven most common foods and ingredients that may cause an upset stomach and harm your overall health.
• Replenish: Two supplements are included in the plan. revitalize is a powerful combination Prebiotics and probiotics Supports beneficial flora in the digestive tract. optimization Includes digestive enzymes to help support nutrient absorption and bioavailability.
• exercise: Designed to follow a nutritional plan, 4 weeks for everyone is a low-impact program that allows anyone to achieve consistency and results. You’ll do a total of 16 workouts – 4 workouts per week for 4 weeks – all 30 minutes or less.